'It's just early days, we've got an investigative team coming from Ararat to interview him.'

The man, who cannot be identified by court order, escaped from the Corella Place correctional facility in Ararat shortly after 2.30am on Sunday July 6.

Police searched the facility and found the man's tracking device, but not the man.

Corella Place - nicknamed the 'Village of the Damned' - is a village-style complex which houses child sex offenders and rapists who have finished serving their prison sentences but are considered unacceptable risks to the community.

Corella Place is not surrounded by walls but the offenders are monitored with GPS ankle bracelets and cannot leave without permission.

They also must undertake counselling and other treatment, failure to comply with these conditions can lead to a five-year jail sentence.

Corella Place - nicknamed the 'Village of the Damned' - is a village-style complex which houses child sex offenders and rapists who have finished serving their prison sentences but are considered unacceptable risks to the community

The Department of Corrections will investigate the security of satellite tracking devices following the man's escape.

Victorian Premier Denis Napthine said: 'The reason we have tracking devices on people is so that we can keep a monitor of their movements and behaviour, and if these can be easily removed, then it defeats the purpose.'

Opposition frontbencher Tim Pallas said the system was not up to scratch.

'This system is putting Victorians at risk, and it's failing to deliver on the promises that the government made to Victorians,' Mr Pallas said.